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Western Illinois Historical Review
Volume III Spring 2011
Letter from the Editors
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“Her Intollerable Arrogancy:” Comparing the
Martyrdoms of Anne Askew and Elizabeth Barton Under Henry VIII
Sarah Farha
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„Witchcraft is a rife and common sinne in these
our daies‟: The Powers of Witches in English Demonologies, 1580-1620
Elizabeth Carlson
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Sailors Board Me Now: The Chesapeake Affair
Nick Mann
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A Small Town Boy Goes to War: Charles Haberman‟s
World War I Experience, 1917-1919
Marlaina Haberman
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Historical Fiction in the Classroom: Linda Sue Park‟s
When My Name was Keoko
Lara Zink
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Letter from the Editors
As the 2010-2011 school year comes to a close, it is important to take a moment to look
back at the tumultuous events that have taken place over the past nine months. In that short
window of time, the world has been witness to tragedies and triumphs. We saw the revolutions in
the Middle East and hotly debated politics in the mid-term elections. We saw the tremendous
impact of the Japanese earthquake and the repercussions of the Gulf oil spill. The economy
remains uncertain, and we college students have been stripped of our firm belief that we will find
good jobs when we graduate. With so many different events shaping our daily lives and being
constantly bombarded by an unending stream of media content, it is far too easy to not put these
happenings into a greater historical context. At this juncture of history, with the internet’s
liberation of information fomenting misperceptions and biased viewpoints, having an
understanding of history and the ability to critically analyze sources are more important than ever
before. It is only through the lens of history that the modern observer can make sense of the
present; the ability to look to the past to understand the present is vital. In that vein, it is the duty
of historians to examine the past in order to pull together meaning from the sources left behind.
The subjects within this journal vary widely across the fabric of time and space, but each of them
has valuable lessons that can be applied to our modern world. From the cultural treatment of
witchcraft to the usage of historical fiction in education, these works have been selected to help
further the goal of contextualizing modern life. It is with those intentions that we are pleased to
be able to offer this service to students, scholars, and laypersons alike. It is our sincere hope the
exploration of the histories within will enlighten and educate.
May these articles provide you a lighthouse in the dark ocean of time,
Steven Strohl and Victoria Stewart, WIHR Co-Editors
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© 2011